Draw for the first round of the 2016 Mercian League:
| Gala 1 at Nuneaton Pool |
| Solihull * Organising club |
| Orion |
| Leamington |
| Blythe Barracudas |
| Ludlow |
| Warley Wasps |
| Gala 2 at Tamworth Pool |
| Nuneaton *Organising Club |
| Tamworth |
| Northgate |
| Lichfield |
| Stratford Sharks |
| Etwall Eagles |
| Gala 3 at Leamington |
| Coventry *Organsing Club |
| Boldmere |
| Worcester |
| Wombourne |
| Bilston |
| Redditch |
| Gala 4 at Solihull (Tudor Grange) |
| Kingsbury Aquarius *Organising Club |
| Perry Beeches SSS |
| Rugby |
| Cannock Phoenix |
| Halesowen |
| Walsall |